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Derivative Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Compound Embedded Derivative [Member]  
Derivative Financial Instruments

NOTE L – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following tables summarize the components of our derivative liabilities and linked common shares as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and the amounts that were reflected in our income related to our derivatives for the periods then ended:

 

     September 30,      December 31,  
     2015      2014  

Derivative liabilities:

     

Embedded derivatives derived from:

     

2014 Convertible Promissory Notes

   $ 2,466,191      $ 2,115,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,466,191        2,115,318  

Warrant derivatives

     

Senior Convertible Notes

     15,999        111,127  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Warrant derivatives

     15,999        111,127  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 2,482,190      $ 2,226,445  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     September 30,      December 31,  
     2015      2014  

Common shares linked to derivative liabilities:

     

Embedded derivatives:

     

2014 Convertible Promissory Notes*

     3,174,604        3,174,604  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,174,604        3,174,604  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Warrant derivatives

     

Senior Convertible Notes

     1,562,500        1,562,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,562,500        1,562,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total common shares linked to derivative liabilities

     4,737,104        4,737,104  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The common shares indexed to the 2014 Convertible Promissory Notes are shares indexed to Oceanica.

 

     Three months ended September 30,      Nine months ended September 30,  
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Derivative income (expense):

           

Unrealized gains (losses) from fair value changes:

           

Senior Convertible Notes

   $ —        $ —        $ —         $ 47,243  

2014 Convertible Promissory Notes

     (18,889      (153,175      (350,873      (153,175

Warrant derivatives

     14,157        459,016        95,128        782,752  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative income (expense)

   $ (4,732 )    $ 305,841      $ (255,745 )    $ 676,820  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current accounting principles that are provided in ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging require derivative financial instruments to be classified in liabilities and carried at fair value with changes recorded in income. In addition, the standards do not permit an issuer to account separately for individual derivative terms and features embedded in hybrid financial instruments that require bifurcation and liability classification as derivative financial instruments. Rather, such terms and features must be bundled together and fair valued as a single, compound embedded derivative. We have selected the Monte Carlo Simulations valuation technique to fair value the compound embedded derivative because we believe that this technique is reflective of all significant assumption types, and ranges of assumption inputs, that market participants would likely consider in transactions involving compound embedded derivatives. Such assumptions include, among other inputs, interest risk assumptions, credit risk assumptions and redemption behaviors in addition to traditional inputs for option models such as market trading volatility and risk free rates. We have selected Binomial Lattice to fair value our warrant derivatives because we believe this technique is reflective of all significant assumption types market participants would likely consider in transactions involving freestanding warrants derivatives. The Monte Carlo Simulations technique is a level three valuation technique because it requires the development of significant internal assumptions in addition to observable market indicators.

Significant inputs and results arising from the Monte Carlo Simulations process are as follows for the share purchase options that have been bifurcated from our Monaco Notes and classified in liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and the inception dates (Tranche 1 – August 14, 2014, Tranche 2 – October 1, 2014, Tranche 3 – December 1, 2014):

 

Tranche 1 – August 14, 2014:

   September 30, 2015   September 30, 2014   August 14, 2014

Underlying price on valuation date*

   $2.50   $2.50   $2.50

Contractual conversion rate

   $3.15   $3.15   $3.15

Contractual term to maturity

   0.87 Years   1.87 Years   2.00 Years

Implied expected term to maturity

   0.83 Years   1.68 Years   1.85 Years

Market volatility:

      

Range of volatilities

   91.0% - 123.9%   55.5% - 70.5%   37.0% - 62.2%

Equivalent volatilities

   103.21%   62.3%   51.2%

Contractual interest rate

   11.00%   8.0% - 11.0%   8.0% - 11.0%

Equivalent market risk adjusted interest rates

   11.00%   9.50%   9.50%

Range of credit risk adjusted yields

   3.31% - 4.23%   3.97% - 4.61%   3.94% - 4.45%

Equivalent credit risk adjusted yield

   3.31%   4.24%   4.15%

 

Tranche 2 – October 1, 2014:

   September 30, 2015   October 1, 2014

Underlying price on valuation date*

   $2.50   $2.50

Contractual conversion rate

   $3.15   $3.15

Contractual term to maturity

   1.01 Years   2.00 Years

Implied expected term to maturity

   0.96 Years   1.79 Years

Market volatility:

    

Range of volatilities

   89.5% - 114.9%   58.6% - 75.3%

Equivalent volatilities

   99.87%   68.00%

Contractual interest rate

   11.00%   8.0% - 11.0%

Equivalent market risk adjusted interest rates

   11.00%   9.25%

Range of credit risk adjusted yields

   3.31% - 4.23%   3.97% - 4.61%

Equivalent credit risk adjusted yield

   3.31%   4.24%

 

Tranche 3 – December 1, 2014:

   September 30, 2015   December 1, 2014

Underlying price on valuation date*

   $2.50   $2.50

Contractual conversion rate

   $3.15   $3.15

Contractual term to maturity

   1.17 Years   2.00 Years

Implied expected term to maturity

   1.09 Years   1.76 Years

Market volatility:

    

Range of volatilities

   87.8% - 110.2%   61.8% - 79.8%

Equivalent volatilities

   98.87%   72.2%

Contractual interest rate

   8.0% - 11.0%   8.0% - 11.0%

Equivalent market risk adjusted interest rates

   10.25%   9.25%

Range of credit risk adjusted yields

   3.31% - 4.23%   4.29% - 4.84%

Equivalent credit risk adjusted yield

   3.39%   4.52%

 

* The instrument is convertible into shares of the Company’s subsidiary, Oceanica, which is not a publicly-traded entity. Therefore its shares do not trade on a public exchange. As a result, the underlying value must be based on private sales of the subsidiary’s shares because that is the best indicator of the value of the shares. There has been a sale of Oceanica’s shares in which a private investor accumulated 24% of the shares of which their last purchase price was for $2.50 per share in December 2013. Accordingly the underlying price used in the MCS calculations for the inception dates and quarter ended September 30, 2015 was $2.50.

The following table reflects the issuances of compound embedded derivatives, redemptions and changes in fair value inputs and assumptions related to the compound embedded derivatives during the nine-months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

    

For the nine-months ended

September 30,

 
     2015      2014  

Balances at January 1

   $ —         $ 47,243   

Issuances

     —           —     

Expirations from redemptions of host contracts reflected in income

     —           —     

Changes in fair value inputs and assumptions reflected in income

     —           (47,243
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances at September 30

   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The fair value of the compound embedded derivative is significantly influenced by our trading market price, the price volatility in trading and the interest components of the Monte Carlo Simulation technique.

The following table reflects the issuances of the Share Purchase Option derivatives and changes in fair value inputs and assumptions for these derivatives during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

 

     September 30,
2015
     September 30,
2014
 

Balances at January 1

   $ 2,115,318      $ —    

Issuances

     —          831,746  

Changes in fair value inputs and assumptions reflected in income

     350,873        153,175  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances at September 30

   $ 2,466,191      $ 984,921  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The fair value of all Share Purchase Option derivatives is significantly influenced by our trading market price, the price volatility in trading and the risk free interest components of the Binomial Lattice technique.

On October 11, 2010, we also issued warrants to acquire 1,800,000 of our common shares in connection with the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock Financing. During April 4-8, 2011, we issued warrants to acquire 525,000 of our common shares in connection the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrant Settlement Transaction. Finally, on November 8, 2011, we issued warrants to acquire 1,302,083 of our common shares in connection with the Senior Convertible Note Financing Transaction. These warrants required liability classification as derivative financial instruments because certain down-round anti-dilution protection or price protection features included in the warrant agreements are not consistent with the concept of equity. We applied the Binomial Lattice valuation technique in estimating the fair value of the warrants because we believe that this technique is most appropriate and reflects all of the assumptions that market participants would likely consider in transactions involving the warrants, including the potential incremental value associated with the down-round anti-dilution protections.

The Binomial Lattice technique is a level three valuation technique because it requires the development of significant internal assumptions in addition to observable market indicators. All remaining warrants linked to 1,725,000 shares of common stock were exercised on October 11, 2013.

All remaining warrants linked to 525,000 shares of common stock expired unexercised on April 13, 2014. Therefore, the warrants linked to 525,000 shares of common stock were not outstanding as of September 30, 2015 or September 30, 2014.

 

Significant assumptions and utilized in the Binomial Lattice process are as follows for the warrants linked to 1,562,500 shares of common stock as of September 30, 2015, September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014:

 

     September 30   December 31,
     2015   2014   2014

Linked common shares

   1,562,500   1,562,500   1,562,500

Quoted market price on valuation date

   $0.36   $0.91   $0.93

Contractual exercise rate

   $3.60   $3.60   $3.60

Term (years)

   1.61   2.61   2.40

Range of market volatilities

   83.6% - 106.3%   57.0% - 79.7%   59.9% - 73.9%

Risk free rates using zero coupon US Treasury Security rates

   0.04% - 0.33%   0.02% - 0.58%   0.04% - 0.67%

Of the 1,302,083 common shares accessible from the warrant issued on November 8, 2011, 434,027 of those common shares were accessible only based upon the Company’s election to require the lender to provide the additional financing. When the lender provided additional financing of $8,000,000 on May 10, 2012, the additional 434,027 of common shares became accessible. Warrants indexed to an additional 260,417 were issued in conjunction with the additional financing.

The following table reflects the issuances of derivative warrants and changes in fair value inputs and assumptions related to the derivative warrants during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

     Nine-months ended September 30,  
     2015      2014  

Balances at January 1

   $ 111,127      $ 970,823  

Changes in fair value inputs and assumptions reflected in income

     (95,128      (829,995
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances at September 30

   $ 15,999      $ 140,828  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The fair value of all warrant derivatives is significantly influenced by our trading market price, the price volatility in trading and the risk free interest components of the Binomial Lattice technique.